tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post2034450190255005..comments2023-10-29T10:54:58.681-04:00Comments on Vox Baby: Congestion Pricing in ManhattanAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-57921864599083221142008-03-24T22:20:00.000-04:002008-03-24T22:20:00.000-04:00Congestion pricnig is an invasion of privacy for e...Congestion pricnig is an invasion of privacy for everyone, with or without a car. It would be great to have less congestion on the streets in Manhattan, however one aspect which I have not seen discussed is the fact that the program will install several thousand TV cameras which are designed as both face recognition cameras as well as license plate recognition capabilities. The result will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-65483624153940993582008-01-27T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-27T11:04:00.000-05:00I find it very hard to understand at a time we are...I find it very hard to understand at a time we are struggling with a rescission that New Yorkers would be subjected to such a punitive repressive tax.IF the Mayor is really interested and cutting down on traffic emissions and the number of vehicles causing congestion also at the same time saving energy by the publics need to commute to work by car. I believe it can be done without costing the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-67751513661563071342007-06-25T21:05:00.000-04:002007-06-25T21:05:00.000-04:00Congestion pricing is a tax. Why do I call it a t...Congestion pricing is a tax. Why do I call it a tax because when the gov request monies from you its a tax.<BR/><BR/>Now I noticed that we seem to have a one track mind on reducing congestion and all in the city. <BR/><BR/>Solution no. 1 in my view.<BR/><BR/>Public transportation should be free including LIRR, Mero North and NJ Transit.<BR/><BR/>If it were free what would be the reason for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-59883803096891404732007-05-08T15:46:00.000-04:002007-05-08T15:46:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.flanokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993711954263810568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-77669176811569115812007-05-06T18:28:00.000-04:002007-05-06T18:28:00.000-04:00"The trucking industry should be this proposal's b..."The trucking industry should be this proposal's biggest supporters."<BR/><BR/>But they aren't, and that should cause you to reevaluate your argument. Chances are the special interests have better information about the effects of the legislation upon them than you do--even as an intelligent, well-trained economist. <BR/><BR/>So, what are we missing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-43537460851815270392007-04-26T15:11:00.000-04:002007-04-26T15:11:00.000-04:00Pollution and traffic is an externality. This tax...Pollution and traffic is an externality. This tax helps price some of that externality into the cost of driving.<BR/><BR/>If it doesn't reduce congestion and pollution, then luckily money is fungible and this tax should be used to make incremental improvements in the current mass transit (more buses?) or reduce fares (especially on monthly passes) if there is already excess capacity...Daniel Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574149369366197262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-56051736163617017752007-04-25T19:58:00.000-04:002007-04-25T19:58:00.000-04:00Allow me to set Red's Mind at rest. Re:"But eveni...Allow me to set Red's Mind at rest. Re:<BR/><BR/>"But evenings, for pleasure (unless its Madison Square Garden) there's no way I'm tooling around the City by subway. Not happening. I'll pay whatever they want."<BR/><BR/>You will not have a problem, because the fee is only proposed for 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-35204900436852173292007-04-25T16:49:00.000-04:002007-04-25T16:49:00.000-04:00The view from London:Don't get your hopes up. The ...The view from London:<BR/><BR/>Don't get your hopes up. The much-vaunted "success" of the scheme in London looks wildly overrated locally. Yes, it raised some money - but taxes do. It reduced congestion somewhat, allegedly although the statistics are gross distorted by the decision of the Mayor of London to give the scheme a following wind by deliberately resequencing traffic lights around the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-84683555455140301282007-04-25T11:08:00.000-04:002007-04-25T11:08:00.000-04:00I don't think FedX is a good example. The congest...I don't think FedX is a good example. The congestion dynamics don't exist for FedX in midtown & lower Manhattan. If this program were to be established in the surrounding boroughs, then it would. It would encourage commercial suppliers to the city to change delivery times, but for most, it would be an additional burden on essential services. Livery and private passenger vehicles are the soleFritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551356233624437730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-83745526717227937502007-04-24T17:52:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:52:00.000-04:00Here's my concern, as someone who goes into Manhat...Here's my concern, as someone who goes into Manhattan a few times per month-- when I go for business, during the day, I take the train/subway.<BR/><BR/>But evenings, for pleasure (unless its Madison Square Garden) there's no way I'm tooling around the City by subway. Not happening. I'll pay whatever they want.<BR/><BR/>In order to really reduce car traffic they have to: add more parking garagesA Red Mind in a Blue Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423945703299761676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-69531260619942727362007-04-24T13:54:00.000-04:002007-04-24T13:54:00.000-04:00Great points! I took away more from your blog in ...Great points! I took away more from your blog in about 1 minute than wading through all the excess minutia of other articles addressing this fascinating subject of a congestion charge in Manhattan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com